Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Zicatela today (17 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 17s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 16s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Zicatela at 4PM is: 1.9m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.9m 9s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am October 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Oct) | 6ft (1.9m) | 17s |
| Afternoon (17 Oct) | 6ft (1.9m) | 16s |
| Evening (17 Oct) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Zicatela. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Warm (max 30°C on Sat morning, min 25°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 17 | Sunday 18 | Monday 19 | |||||||||||||||||||
9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2023 | 1951 | 1904 | 1713 | 1487 | 1756 | 1734 | 1713 | 1692 | 1692 | 1671 | 1566 | 1527 | 1309 | 1132 | 1052 | 1038 | 911 | 911 | 911 | 911 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | off | off | glassy | cross-on | on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | on | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 6:59AM1.03m | 7:17PM0.76m | 7:38AM0.99m | 7:59PM0.75m | 8:18AM0.94m | 8:43PM0.74m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:25PM0.17m | 1:03AM0.18m | 2:03PM0.21m | 1:43AM0.22m | 2:42PM0.25m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 6:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — |
mm | — | — | 4 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 29 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 28 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 27 |
Feels °C | 34 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 32 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 32 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 31 | 29 | 27 | 27 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 34 | 32 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
| kJ | 2023 | 1951 | 1904 | 1713 | 1487 | 1756 | 1734 | 1713 | 1692 | 1692 | 1671 | 1566 | 1527 | 1309 | 1132 | 1052 | 1038 | 911 | 911 | 911 | 911 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | S 7 | S 7 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 |
| kJ | 296 | 197 | 113 | 76 | 52 | 49 | 125 | 122 | 106 | 78 | 113 | 106 | 104 | 76 | 73 | 50 | 49 | 33 | 33 | 20 | 20 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | — | S 7 | S 7 | WSW 8 | WSW 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 |
| kJ | 6 | — | 69 | 54 | 48 | 31 | 35 | 34 | 23 | 22 | 49 | 47 | 50 | 47 | 47 | 32 | 30 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 75 | 143 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 143 | 143 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 143 | 178 | 0 | 0 |
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